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Chelsea’s Ghosts Revisited

by GK Stritch | Oct 30, 2013 | Essays | 3 |

For literary types and students of Beat history who intend to invest a few cool million in real...

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Kerouac’s Bad Trip

by David S. Wills | Jun 25, 2011 | Beatdom #9, Beatdom Content | 4 |

In January, 1961, John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as President of the United States of America,...

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Walking With the Barefoot Beat: Alene Lee

by David S. Wills | Feb 17, 2010 | Beatdom #6, Beatdom Content, Essays | 29 |

by Christina Diamente No girl had ever moved me with a story of spiritual suffering And so...

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And the Hippos Were Boiled in their Tanks

by David S. Wills | Feb 8, 2009 | Beatdom #3, Beatdom Content, Essays | 1 |

One famous and pivotal moment in Beat history was the killing David Kammerer by Lucian Carr. It...

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Know Your Beats

by David S. Wills | Jul 28, 2007 | Beatdom #1, Beatdom Content, Essays | 1 |

A very brief guide to the players of the Beat Generation.

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